Ch.25 Test Bank Docx Consolidation non-controlling interest

Chapter 25 Testbank

1. As prescribed in AASB 3 Business Combinations, when an acquirer makes a bargain purchase, the acquirer recognises the excess as goodwill on acquisition date.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

2. When an acquirer makes a bargain purchase in a business combination, the excess that remains is recognised in profit or loss of the acquirer on acquisition date.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

3. Goodwill arises at acquisition date when the purchase price exceeds the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-08 Understand the meaning of 'goodwill', and how to measure it.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

4. Where separate entities in a group do not apply the same accounting methods, AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements prescribes adjustments to be made on consolidation to remove the effects of different accounting policies.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

5. AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements permits the reporting periods of entities in the group to be dissimilar as long as adjustments are made on consolidation to remove the effects of different reporting periods.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

6. The first step in the consolidation process is substituting the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary for the investment account that currently exists in the parent company.

7. The purpose of providing consolidated statements is to show the results and financial position of a group as if it were operating with a single source of finance.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-02 Understand the reasons for preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Section: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities
Topic: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities

8. In the consolidated financial statements of the parent entity and its controlled entities only transactions with assets and liabilities relating to parties external to the economic entity will be reflected.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-03 Understand the alternative consolidation concepts.
Section: Alternative consolidation concepts
Topic: Alternative consolidation concepts

9. Sullivan (1985) argued that the preparation of group accounts can proceed to the fulfilment of the and fair notion only when partitioning is fully enforced.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

10. Under AASB 10 parent companies may choose whether to present one set of consolidated accounts or to provide two or more sub-sets of the consolidated accounts to cover the whole group.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

11. A subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by a parent entity.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: Introduction to accounting for group structures

12. The consolidation concept adopted in AASB 10 is to include all the assets and liabilities of the parent entity and subsidiaries in the consolidation and to treat non-controlling interests as part of the equity of the group.

13. Non-controlling interests (minority interests) are defined as the equity in the parent company that is not provided by the group shareholders.

14. AASB 10 requires the parent company to have control of another entity in order for that entity's consolidation into the group accounts to be required.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-01 Understand what it means to 'consolidate' financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-02 Understand the reasons for preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities
Topic: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities

15. It is possible for one entity to control another entity under the AASB 10 definition without the controlling entity having any equity-ownership interest in the other entity.

16. A company may own more than 50 per cent of the capital of another entity and not have effective control of that entity as defined in AASB 10.

17. Control is defined in AASB 10 as the 'capacity to manage the policies of another entity'.

18. The consolidation process does not involve any adjustments to the financial statements of the individual entities making up the group.

19. AASB 10 notes that in preparing consolidated financial statements, an entity combines the financial statements of the parent and the subsidiaries line by line by adding together, in proportion to the degree of ownership, like items of assets, liabilities, income and expenses; but not equity balances.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-01 Understand what it means to 'consolidate' financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities
Topic: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities

20. 'Control' over a subsidiary, once determined as being in existence, can only be lost with a change in the level of ownership.

21. 'Passive' control implies that it is possible to exert control over another entity even though the option to exert such control may never be exercised.

22. Post-acquisition earnings of the subsidiary are included in the economic entity's earnings.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Consolidation after date of acquisition
Topic: Consolidation after date of acquisition

23. The degree of control over an investee determines how the investor accounts for the investment.

24. One important aim of releasing AAS 24 in 1991 and amendments made to the Corporations Law in the same year was to:

A. require parent entities to consolidate companies that they controlled into one set of financial statements for the first time.
B. change the treatment of non-controlling interests to be reflected in the accounts as a liability.
C. prevent companies from keeping debt off the statement of financial position consolidated statement of financial position by interposing partnerships or trusts in the group structure.
D. require the consolidation of the cash-flow statement as well as the statement of financial position and statement of comprehensive income.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-13 Understand the relative meanings of 'control', 'joint control' and 'significant influence'.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

25. The partition effect in relation to a group of companies arose when:

A. it was not permitted under the Corporations Law to consolidate an entity that was not a company. This resulted not only in the non-company entity not being consolidated, but also all the entities (company or otherwise) that it controlled not being consolidated.
B. the non-controlling shareholders in a number of companies controlled by a parent entity organised themselves to block the transfer of funds within a group.
C. companies in a group coordinated to transfer assets in such a way as to protect part of the group from being taxed, thus reducing the total tax owing for the group as a whole.
D. dividends were declared and paid in such a way as to manage cash reserves within a group.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-13 Understand the relative meanings of 'control', 'joint control' and 'significant influence'.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

26. A consolidated entity is defined as:

A. the company and its subsidiaries at the end of the financial year. Subsidiaries are companies and trusts as defined in terms of the Corporations Act.
B. a combined entity constituted by a parent entity and its controlled entities.
C. a trust or partnership registered as a management investment scheme and all the entities it controls at the end of the financial year.
D. the parent company, non-controlling interests and subsidiaries owned by that parent company as at the end of the financial year.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-13 Understand the relative meanings of 'control', 'joint control' and 'significant influence'.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

27. Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the difference between a legal entity and an economic entity?

A. An economic entity is one that combines one or more legal entities with synergy such that they each make higher returns than they would individually. If an entity ceases to effectively produce increased returns in this way it becomes uneconomic. A legal entity is one that is recognised in law as having a separate existence from its owners.
B. A legal entity is one that uses appropriate corporate governance measures to ensure that it abides by legislative requirements and other legal regulations. An economic entity may span more than one legal entity, but is not a legal entity in itself.
C. An economic entity is one that is formed for the purpose of generating a profit and therefore a return to owners. A legal entity is one that is circumscribed by legal constitution or accounting standards as constituting a reporting entity.
D. A legal entity refers to an entity that has its own particular legal status such as a company, trust or partnership. The concept of an economic entity emphasises substance over legal form. It may operate as a coordinated entity and contain more than one legal entity.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-01 Understand what it means to 'consolidate' financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: Introduction to accounting for group structures

28. Which of the following statements accurately describes the elimination entry to eliminate pre-acquisition shareholders' funds?

A. It is made once at the time of the first consolidation of the economic entity's accounts in order to eliminate the parent entity's investment in the subsidiary against the non-monetary assets of the controlled entity.
B. It is made each time the consolidation is performed in order to adjust the carrying value of the controlled entity's non-current assets to their fair value.
C. It is carried out once at the date that control of the subsidiary is achieved in order to create the goodwill or discount and eliminate the parent entity's equity against the controlled entity's investment.
D. It is made each time the consolidation is performed in order to eliminate the parent entity's investment in the controlled entity against the equity of the controlled entity. Any adjustments necessary to bring the non-current assets of the controlled entity to fair value are made before the elimination entry and any difference between the consideration paid and the fair value of the net assets of the controlled entity are recognised.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

29. At acquisition date which of the following is not required to be recognised by the acquirer?

A. Liabilities assumed.
B. Non-controlling interest in the acquiree.
C. Goodwill separately from the identified assets acquired.
D. Retained earnings of the acquiree.

30. The factors that are taken into consideration in determining whether or not an entity should be consolidated under AASB 10 include:

A. the nature of the legal form of the entity and whether or not the 'parent' entity owns enough of the equity in the entity to effectively control the benefits that flow from the relationship with the other entity.
B. whether or not the potential 'parent' entity controls the other entity.
C. the number of members on the board under the control of the potential 'parent' entity, and whether or not the other entity has been partitioned by the potential 'parent' entity.
D. whether or not the potential 'parent' entity controls the other entity and whether or not it is in a significantly different business to the potential 'parent'.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-13 Understand the relative meanings of 'control', 'joint control' and 'significant influence'.
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: Introduction to accounting for group structures

31. In the situation in which a subsidiary is only controlled temporarily, AASB 10 requires:

A. the investment be recorded at fair market value and any gain or loss on acquisition recognised immediately in the statement of comprehensive income.
B. the subsidiary to be treated as an associate and equity accounting applied.
C. the results of the subsidiary for the period of time that it was controlled to be included in the consolidated accounts.
D. the investment to be reported at cost and dividends be accrued when declared.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-13 Understand the relative meanings of 'control', 'joint control' and 'significant influence'.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

32. What are the major consolidation concepts?

A. entity, partnership and parent
B. equity, control and ownership
C. parent-entity, ownership and proprietary
D. entity, parent-entity and proprietary

33. Which of the following consolidation concepts are described correctly?

A. The entity concept requires the inclusion of all the parent entity assets and the proportionate share of the assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries where the proportion is based on the direct ownership of the capital of the subsidiary by parent companies within the group.
B. The proprietary concept includes all the assets and liabilities of the parent company and subsidiaries as assets and liabilities of the group. Non-controlling interest is treated as a liability of the group.
C. The parent-entity concept includes all assets and liabilities of the parent and its subsidiaries in the consolidated accounts. The non-controlling interest is treated as a liability of the group.
D. The proprietary concept includes all the assets and liabilities of the parent company and subsidiaries as assets and liabilities of the group. Non-controlling interest is treated as a liability of the group; the parent-entity concept includes all assets and liabilities of the parent and its subsidiaries in the consolidated accounts. The non-controlling interest is treated as a liability of the group.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-03 Understand the alternative consolidation concepts.
Section: Alternative consolidation concepts
Topic: Alternative consolidation concepts

34. Which consolidation concept mainly underlies the approach adopted in AASB 10?

A. Proprietary concept.
B. Accrual concept.
C. Entity concept.
D. Parent-entity concept.

35. AASB 10 defines control as:

A. governing the financial, operating and sustainability policies of an entity so as to benefit from its activities.
B. the capacity of an entity to dominate the decision making of another entity by virtue of a majority shareholding or controlling ownership interest in some form.
C. the capacity and willingness to direct the decision making of another entity with respect to its financial and operating policies to improve the performance and position of the controlling entity.
D. the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to benefit from its activities.

36. AASB 10 identifies a number of factors that may indicate the existence of control. These include:

A. the ability to appoint the CEO of another entity.
B. the power to dominate the composition of the board of directors or governing body of another entity.
C. the power to require another entity to purchase goods and services from an entity that results in a benefit to the controlling entity.
D. the ability to appoint the CEO of another entity and the power to dominate the composition of the board of directors or governing body of another entity.

37. Richer Ltd is owed a material amount by Poorer Partnership. Poorer is heavily in debt to Richer Ltd, but due to an unexpected economic downturn is unable to make repayments according to schedule. The board of Richer Ltd believes that Poorer has a good chance of trading out of its current economic difficulties as its management and product are sound and the current problems stem from external factors that are expected to pass within the next 12 to 18 months. Richer Ltd enters into an arrangement with Poorer to manage its finances until the economic situation reverses. At this stage it is not perceived as necessary for Richer Ltd to be otherwise involved in the running of Poorer. Given the situation described, what is Richer Ltd most likely to be required to do to account for Poorer under AASB 10?

A. As the control achieved is only temporary, under AASB 10 Richer would not be required to consolidate Poorer.
B. Richer Ltd should consolidate Poorer under AASB 10 because it has control over it by the definition of 'control' in AASB.
C. Richer Ltd should not be required to consolidate Poorer as it does not have control as defined in AASB 10.
D. Richer Ltd does have temporary control of Poorer, but since Poorer is a partnership Richer is not required to include it in a consolidated set of financial statements.

38. Gigi Ltd is acting as a trustee for Bonberre trust. Gigi has complete control of the operating and financing decisions of the trust. The nominated beneficiaries of the trust are Mr and Mrs Bonberre, who each receive 50 per cent of the trust profits. Given the situation described, what is Gigi Ltd most likely to be required to do to account for the Bonberre trust under AASB 10?

A. Gigi Ltd should be required to consolidate the trust as it controls the operating and financing decisions.
B. Gigi Ltd should not be required to consolidate Bonberre trust because a trust cannot be a subsidiary under the Corporations Law.
C. Gigi Ltd should treat the trust as an investment in its books, valued at the present value of any future income streams expected to be received in return for managing the trust.
D. Gigi Ltd should not consolidate the trust because, while it does control the financing and operating decisions of the trust, it cannot do so in a way to benefit Gigi Ltd.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Section: The concept of control
Topic: The concept of control

39. Growl Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Tiger Ltd for a cash payment of $5 000 000 on 30 June 2015. The statement of financial position of Tiger Ltd at purchase date is:

The fair value of the net assets at the date of purchase was $4 200 000. What amount of goodwill or excess would be recorded in the consolidated statements at the date of purchase?

A. $500 000 goodwill
B. $300 000 discount
C. $800 000 goodwill
D. $389 000 discount

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

40. Panda Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Bear Ltd for a cash payment of $2 545 000 on 30 June 2015. The statement of financial position of Bear Ltd at purchase date is:

Assuming the assets are at fair value, what amount of goodwill would be recorded in the books of Bear Ltd and what amount would be recorded in the consolidated statements at the date of purchase?

A. Bear's books $0; consolidated statements $0
B. Bear's books $0; consolidated statements $545 000
C. Bear's books $545 000; consolidated statements $270 000
D. Bear's books $270 000; consolidated statements $270 000

41. Gouda Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Cheese Ltd for a cash payment of $2 545 000 on 30 June 2015. The statement of financial position of Cheese Ltd at purchase date is:

Assuming the assets are at fair value, what would be the consolidation entry to eliminate the investment in Cheese Ltd?

42. Jasper Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Carrot Ltd for a cash payment of $2 800 000 on 30 June 2014. The statement of financial position of both entities at purchase date is:

Assuming the assets of Carrot Ltd are recorded at fair value, what is the consolidated statement of financial position at the date of purchase?

43. In what situation does an excess on acquisition arise and how does AASB 3 require it to be treated?

A. An excess arises when the fair value of the purchase consideration is greater than the nominal value of the assets purchased. AASB 3 requires an excess to be eliminated by recognising it as a gain in the period in which the entity was purchased.
B. An excess arises when the fair value of the purchase consideration is greater than the nominal value of the assets purchased. AASB 3 requires the fair values of the monetary assets acquired to be proportionately decreased until the excess is eliminated. If an excess balance remains it must be recognised as an expense in the statement of comprehensive income.
C. An excess arises when the cost of acquisition exceeds the fair value of the identifiable net assets purchased. AASB 3 requires the equity of the purchased entity to be proportionately decreased until the excess is eliminated.
D. An excess arises when the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired by the entity exceeds the fair value of the consideration paid. AASB 3 requires a reassessment of the identification and measurement of the identifiable net assets, and a reassessment of the measurement of the fair value of the consideration paid. If an excess remains after the reassessment it must be recognised as income in profit or loss.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

44. Arthur Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Martha Ltd for a cash payment of $3 000 000 on 30 June 2015. The statement of financial position of Martha Ltd at purchase date is:

Assuming the assets are at fair value, what is the goodwill or excess on consolidation?

A. $500 000 goodwill
B. $1 580 000 excess
C. $510 000 goodwill
D. $495 000 excess

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

45. Banderas Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Ryan Ltd for a cash payment of $2 900 000 on 30 June 2014. The statement of financial position of Ryan Ltd at purchase date is:

Assuming the assets are at fair value, what is the consolidation entry to eliminate the investment in Ryan Ltd?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

46. Fresco Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Indoor Ltd for a cash payment of $1 000 000 on 30 June 2015. The statement of financial position of Indoor Ltd at purchase date is:

Assuming the assets of Indoor Ltd are at fair value, what is the entry to eliminate the investment in Fresco Ltd?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

47. Which of the following statements accurately describes important aspects of consolidation after the date of acquisition?

A. The elimination entry is made only the first time the consolidation is conducted. Any goodwill arising from the purchase is amortised over the appropriate period (not more than 20 years) and any excess will have been written off in the first year's elimination entry. Post-acquisition earnings are considered to be part of the group's earnings.
B. The elimination entry will be made each time the consolidation is undertaken. Goodwill arising on consolidation will be recognised. If the controlled entity was purchased at a discount the excess is recognised as a gain in the profit or loss on the acquisition date
C. The elimination entry is made each time the consolidation is undertaken. If an excess arises on consolidation it is completely written off in the first year and is not included in the consolidation worksheet entries again. If goodwill arises it is recognised for the full amount at acquisition and amortised over a period not exceeding 20 years. Any earnings made by the controlled entity after acquisition belongs to the parent entity and should be reflected in the consolidated accounts and the parent entity's books.
D. The elimination entry will be made each time the consolidation is undertaken, but the amount of goodwill or excess recognised each time will change. The excess will be written off in the first period and the goodwill amortised over an appropriate period (not exceeding 20 years). The goodwill expense will be recognised in the books of the parent company and matched against the post-acquisition earnings of the controlled entity. Any remaining surplus is treated as income in the consolidated accounts.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-05 Be able to use a consolidation worksheet to perform relatively simple consolidations.
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

48. Sigmund Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Freud Ltd for a cash payment of $1 900 000 on 30 June 2014. The financial statements of both entities on 30 June 2105 are:

The fair value of the net tangible assets of Freud Ltd on 30 June 2014 was $1 332 000. The equity of Freud at that time was made up of share capital of $1 172 000 and retained earnings of $160 000. Goodwill had been determined to have been impaired by $56 800 during the period. During the period ended 30 June 2015 there were no intragroup transactions. Which of the following consolidated financial statements is correct?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

49. In a situation where the net assets acquired in the controlled entity are not recorded at fair value, approaches that may be taken to account for this include:

A. adjust the excess or goodwill so that the elimination entry balances.
B. revalue the assets in the parent entity's books.
C. revalue the assets during the consolidation process each period.
D. adjust the depreciation on the assets to bring them to fair value in the consolidated accounts.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values
Topic: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values

50. In the situation in which a subsidiary revalues its non-current assets to fair value in its books as part of being acquired by a parent entity, the accounting treatment is:

A. to treat the revaluation according to AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment in the books of the subsidiary entity.
B. to create a revaluation surplus in the consolidated accounts and write it off against the parent entity's investment in the subsidiary.
C. to adjust the investment recorded by the parent entity so that the entry balances in the elimination entry.
D. to write off the adjustment to fair value to the statement of comprehensive income, as determined by AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, which is concerned with the treatment of the revaluation in the books of the controlled entity.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values
Topic: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values

51. Where the controlled entity's non-current assets were not at fair value at the date of purchase and they have not been revalued in the controlled entity's accounts, the treatment in the consolidation entry may include which of the following entries?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values
Topic: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values

52. Gingimup Ltd purchased all the equity of Kindawansa Ltd on 30 June 2015. At that time the carrying value of the net assets of Kindawansa was $1 200 000. This amount was made up in equity as follows: share capital $1 000 000; retained earnings $200 000. Kindawansa has held some valuable land for a long time (purchased at $ 1 200 000), but has not revalued it. Its fair value at 30 June 2015 was $2 800 000 (all other non-current assets are recorded at fair value). Gingimup Ltd paid cash consideration of $3 000 000 for Kindawansa Ltd. Assuming that the land has not been revalued in the controlled entity's books, what are the elimination entries required to reflect the purchase of Kindawansa Ltd?

53. Candle Ltd acquires all the issued capital of Wick Ltd for a cash payment of $4 500 000 on 30 June 2014. The statement of financial position of Wick Ltd at purchase date is:

The fair value of the net assets of Wick Ltd as at 30 June 2014 is $3 800 000. What is the consolidation entry to eliminate the investment in Wick Ltd?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values
Topic: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values

54. Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. A group comprises a parent and all of its subsidiaries.
B. Consolidated financial statements are financial statements of a group of entities presented as if that group was acting as a single economic entity.
C. A subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by another entity.
D. A parent is an entity that has more than one subsidiary.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-01 Understand what it means to 'consolidate' financial statements.
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: Introduction to accounting for group structures

55. The preparation of consolidated financial statements:

A. obviates the need for separate entities to prepare and release their own separate financial statements.
B. does not obviate the need for separate entities to prepare and release their own separate financial statements.
C. should be done in accordance with AASB 10.
D. does not obviate the need for separate entities to prepare and release their own separate financial statements and should be done in accordance with AASB 10.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-01 Understand what it means to 'consolidate' financial statements.
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Section: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities
Topic: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities

56. A former loophole (now closed) that existed under the former s. 9 of the Corporations Law:

A. required the preparation of one set of consolidated accounts for the group.
B. required the preparation of separate accounts for each body corporate in the group.
C. gave the choice of using full consolidation, proportional consolidation or the equity method of accounting.
D. gave the choice of one set, or two or more sets, of consolidated accounts; or separate accounts for each body corporate; or a combination.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

57. A subsidiary:

A. is excluded from consolidation because the investor is a venture capital organisation.
B. is not excluded from consolidation simply because the investor is a venture capital organisation.
C. is excluded from consolidation because its business activities are dissimilar from those of other entities within the group.
D. is not excluded from consolidation simply because the investor only has significant influence, and not control, over it.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

58. Non-controlling interests are defined is AASB 10 as:

A. that portion of profit or loss and net assets of a subsidiary attributable to equity interests that are not owned directly by the parent.
B. that portion of net assets of a subsidiary attributable to equity interests that are not owned, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, by the parent.
C. that portion of profit or loss and net assets of a subsidiary attributable to equity interests that are not owned, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, by the parent.
D. the largest single shareholding, less fifty per cent, not owned, directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, by the parent.

59. 'Control' exists when the parent owns less than half of the voting power of an entity when:

A. no other entity owns more than half either.
B. there is power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity under a statute.
C. there is power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity under an agreement.
D. there is power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity under a statute and there is power to govern the financial and operating policies of the entity under an agreement.

60. The lack of a direct link between levels of ownership and control (i.e. the degree of ownership does not, of itself, determine if an entity has control of another):

A. is consistent with the AASB framework's definition of assets, which relies on control and not legal ownership.
B. is consistent with the AASB framework's definition of assets, which relies on legal ownership and not control.
C. is consistent with the AASB framework's definition of equity, which recognises investments in other entities.
D. is consistent with the AASB framework's definition of equity, which relies on control and not legal ownership.

61. In determining control, 'potential voting rights':

A. include those rights embedded in such instruments as share call options and share warrants.
B. which are currently exercisable should be taken into account.
C. even if they are not currently exercisable should be taken into account.
D. include those rights embedded in such instruments as share call options and share warrants and which are currently exercisable.

62. Goodwill is:

A. an intangible asset, as defined in AASB 138.
B. future economic benefits arising from assets that are not capable of being separately recognised or individually identified.
C. determined as being the excess of the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired over the cost of an acquisition.
D. recognised by the acquirer, at acquisition date, as an asset in its own books.

63. After initial recognition, goodwill is measured in which of the following ways?

A. At cost.
B. At fair value.
C. At cost less accumulated impairment losses.
D. At cost less accumulated amortisation.

64. When group members do not apply the same accounting methods, the consolidation process requires which of the following to be done?

A. All group members must change their accounting policies to be consistent.
B. Adjustments must be made on consolidation to remove the effects of the different policies.
C. Two sets of consolidated accounts need to be presented; the first done on the basis of the inconsistent policies, the second done after the subsidiaries have adjusted their policies in line with the parent.
D. A choice is to be made by the parent's management between any of the three other given answers.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-02 Understand the reasons for preparing consolidated financial statements.
Section: Accounting for business combinations
Topic: Accounting for business combinations

65. On consolidation, the investment in subsidiary, shown in the investor's books, shall be eliminated in full against which of the following?

A. Assets and liabilities of the subsidiary.
B. Post-acquisition shareholders' funds of the subsidiary.
C. Share capital of the subsidiary acquired by the parent only.
D. None of the given answers.

66. Which of the following statements about post-acquisition earnings is incorrect?

A. They form part of earnings of the economic entity.
B. They are the earnings produced subsequent to the acquisition date by members of the group.
C. They are eliminated against the parent's earnings, in a similar fashion to pre-acquisition earnings.
D. They form part of earnings of the economic entity and they are eliminated against the parent's earnings, in a similar fashion to pre-acquisition earnings.

67. Which of the following statements is not in accordance with AASB 3 Business Combinations?

A. An entity shall account for each business combination by applying the acquisition method.
B. For each business combination, one of the combining entities shall be identified as the acquirer.
C. The acquirer is required to recognise, separately from goodwill, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree.
D. The acquirer shall measure the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date agreed values.

68. On 1 July 2012, Goliath Ltd acquires all shares in David Ltd for $800 000. The fair value of net assets acquired is $920 000 comprised of $600 000 in share capital and $320 000 in retained earnings. What is the appropriate elimination entry for this investment that is in accordance with AASB 3 Business Combinations and AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

69. On 1 July 2012, Felix Ltd acquires all shares in Oscar Ltd for $800 000. The fair value of net assets acquired is $620 000 comprising $400 000 in share capital and $220 000 in retained earnings. What is the appropriate elimination entry for this investment that is in accordance with AASB 3 Business Combinations and AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?

70. On 1 July 2012, Bob Ltd acquires all shares in Ted Ltd for $600 000. The fair value of net assets acquired is $500 000 comprising $400 000 in share capital and $100 000 in retained earnings. What is the appropriate elimination entry for this investment that is in accordance with AASB 3 Business Combinations and AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?

71. On 1 July 2012, Carol Ltd acquires all shares in Alice Ltd for $400 000. The fair value of net assets acquired is $320 000 comprising $200 000 in share capital and $120 000 in retained earnings. On the date of purchase, a contingent liability is not recorded in the books of the acquiree but assumed by the acquirer. The contingent liability is estimated at $20 000 and likely to eventuate after acquisition. What is the appropriate elimination entry for this investment that is in accordance with AASB 3 Business Combinations and AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?

72. On 1 July 2012, Mawson Ltd acquires all shares in Mountain Ltd for $400 000. The fair value of net assets acquired is $320 000 comprising $200 000 in share capital and $120 000 in retained earnings. On the date of purchase, successful publishing title is not recorded in the books of the acquiree but assumed by the acquirer. The publishing title is estimated at $20 000 and likely to eventuate after acquisition. What is the appropriate elimination entry for this investment that is in accordance with AASB 3 Business Combinations and AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-05 Be able to use a consolidation worksheet to perform relatively simple consolidations.
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Previously unrecognised identifiable intangible assets
Topic: Previously unrecognised identifiable intangible assets

73. Which of the following would not be classified as an identifiable intangible asset in accordance with AASB 138 Intangible assets?
A. Mastheads.
B. Goodwill.
C. Customer lists.
D. Patent.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Previously unrecognised identifiable intangible assets
Topic: Previously unrecognised identifiable intangible assets

74. Directors have determined that goodwill acquired in 2014 has been impaired by $5000. What is the appropriate elimination entry for this impairment?

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.
Section: Consolidation after date of acquisition
Topic: Consolidation after date of acquisition

75. AASB 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities requires an entity to disclose for each of its subsidiaries that have non-controlling interests that are material to the reporting entity:

A. summarised financial information about the subsidiary.
B. the profit or loss allocated to non-controlling interests of the subsidiary during the reporting period.
C. accumulated non-controlling interests of the subsidiary at the end of the reporting period.
D. all of the given answers are required to be disclosed.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-03 Understand the alternative consolidation concepts.
Section: Disclosure requirements
Topic: Disclosure requirements

76. When an investee is classified as an associate which method of accounting is used to account for the investment?

A. Proprietary method.
B. Acquisition method.
C. Equity method.
D. Parent-entity method.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-07 Be able to explain what control means, and be able to explain what factors should be considered in determining the existence of control.
Section: Control, joint control, and significant influence
Topic: Control, joint control, and significant influence

77. Which of the following is not about goodwill?

A. It must be tested annually for impairment.
B. Only purchased goodwill can be recognised.
C. Internally generated goodwill can be recognised.
D. A parent can recognise only its share of goodwill.

78. Which of the following is about goodwill?

A. Subsequent to initial recognition, either the cost model or the revaluation model can be adopted.
B. Once goodwill is impaired it cannot be reversed.
C. Impairment testing should be conducted at least twice annually.
D. Goodwill generates cash flows independently of other assets or groups of assets and can be measured directly.

79. Which type of entities did Sullivan (1985) identify as being used by companies to keep debts off consolidated statements of financial position?

A. Unit trusts.
B. Private subsidiaries.
C. Unlisted subsidiaries.
D. Foreign subsidiaries.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

80. Which of the following is not about gain on bargain purchases?

A. Not commonly seen.
B. Seen as anomalous transactions because business entities and their owners generally do not knowingly and willingly sell assets or businesses at prices below their fair values.
C. Could occur through a forced liquidation or distress sale, for example, after the death of a founder or key manager.
D. Is a gaining of control of an entity for an amount more than the fair value of the proportional share of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.
Section: Gain on bargain purchase
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase

81. Organisations within an economic entity might have performed very well, while others might have performed poorly. Which of the following provides information for users about these differences in performance?

A. Consolidated financial statements.
B. Segment reporting.
C. Concise financial statements.
D. Half-year consolidated financial statements.

AACSB: Reflective thinking
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements

Chapter 25 Testbank Summary

Category	# of Questions
AACSB: Reflective thinking	81
Difficulty: Easy	44
Difficulty: Hard	3
Difficulty: Medium	34
Learning Objective: 25-01 Understand what it means to 'consolidate' financial statements.	5
Learning Objective: 25-02 Understand the reasons for preparing consolidated financial statements.	3
Learning Objective: 25-03 Understand the alternative consolidation concepts.	8
Learning Objective: 25-04 Understand the basics involved in preparing consolidated financial statements.	19
Learning Objective: 25-05 Be able to use a consolidation worksheet to perform relatively simple consolidations.	2
Learning Objective: 25-06 Understand that control, and not legal form, is the criterion for determining whether or not to consolidate an entity.	18
Learning Objective: 25-07 Be able to explain what control means, and be able to explain what factors should be considered in determining the existence of control.	1
Learning Objective: 25-08 Understand the meaning of 'goodwill', and how to measure it.	1
Learning Objective: 25-09 Understand what a 'gain on bargain purchase' represents.	9
Learning Objective: 25-10 Be able to provide the journal entries necessary to account for any goodwill that arises on consolidation.	15
Learning Objective: 25-11 Be aware of some of the history behind the development of Australian Accounting Standards pertaining to consolidated financial statements.	10
Learning Objective: 25-13 Understand the relative meanings of 'control', 'joint control' and 'significant influence'.	6
Section: Accounting for business combinations	26
Section: Alternative consolidation concepts	7
Section: Consolidation after date of acquisition	2
Section: Control, joint control, and significant influence	1
Section: Disclosure requirements	2
Section: Gain on bargain purchase	7
Section: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements	11
Section: Introduction to accounting for group structures	7
Section: Previously unrecognised identifiable intangible assets	2
Section: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities	4
Section: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values	5
Section: The concept of control	12
Topic: Accounting for business combinations	26
Topic: Alternative consolidation concepts	7
Topic: Consolidation after date of acquisition	2
Topic: Control, joint control, and significant influence	1
Topic: Disclosure requirements	2
Topic: Gain on bargain purchase	7
Topic: History of Australian Accounting Standards that govern the preparation of consolidated financial statements	11
Topic: Introduction to accounting for group structures	5
Topic: Previously unrecognised identifiable intangible assets	2
Topic: Rationale for consolidating the financial statements of different legal entities	4
Topic: Subsidiary's assets not recorded at fair values	5
Topic: The concept of control	12

Document Information

Document Type:

DOCX

Chapter Number:

Created Date:

Aug 21, 2025

Chapter Name:

Chapter 25 Consolidation non-controlling interest

Author:

Deegan

Connected Book

Bank Management 6e | Test Bank

By Deegan

Test Bank General

View Product →

Explore recommendations drawn directly from what you're reading

Chapter 23 Consolidation wholly-owned subsidiaries

DOCX Ch. 23

Chapter 24 Consolidation intragroup transactions

DOCX Ch. 24

Chapter 25 Consolidation non-controlling interest

DOCX Ch. 25 Current

Chapter 26 Consolidation other issues

DOCX Ch. 26

Chapter 27 Accounting for associates and joint ventures

DOCX Ch. 27

$24.99

100% satisfaction guarantee

Buy Full Test Bank

Quick Navigation

Preview Document Info Connected Book Recommendations

Benefits

Immediately available after payment

Answers are available after payment

ZIP file includes all related files

Files are in Word format (DOCX)

Check the description to see the contents of each ZIP file

We do not share your information with any third party

Ch.25 Test Bank Docx Consolidation non-controlling interest

Document Information

Connected Book

Bank Management 6e | Test Bank

Explore recommendations drawn directly from what you're reading

$24.99

Quick Navigation

Benefits

Report Unauthorized Use

Added to Cart